It is mandatory for students to read in advance the texts that will be discussed in class. Lectures will be combined with seminar-style sessions, as well as some in a flipped classroom format. For the third assessment, the teaching format of academic tutorials will be used.

We will use Moodle to share materials and publish grades.

Note: 15 minutes of a class session will be reserved, within the calendar established by the faculty/degree program, for students to complete the teaching evaluation surveys and the course evaluation.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Course assessment will consist of four exams:

1. Exam. Students must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the course content covered in lectures and required readings, as well as the ability to analyze and reflect critically (Topic 1).
2. Exam. Students must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the course content covered in lectures and required readings, as well as the ability to analyze and reflect critically (Topics 2–3).
3. Exam. Students must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the course content covered in lectures and required readings, as well as the ability to analyze and reflect critically (Topics 4–5).
4. Exam. Students must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the course content covered in lectures and required readings, as well as the ability to analyze and reflect critically (Topic 6).

Single assessment

Test 1 (Topic 1) – 25%

Test 2 (Topics 2–3) – 25%

Test 3 (Topics 4–5) – 25%

Test 4 (Topic 6) – 25%

Resit of the single assessment: The same resit system as for continuous assessment will be applied.

The review of the final grade follows the same procedure as in continuous assessment.

The Department of Philosophy may establish a period in which assessment tests are concentrated. The teaching staff will indicate whether such a period exists or specify the dates of the tests at the beginning of each course. In any case, test dates will be published on Moodle. There will be an individual review of each test if requested by the student.

At the time of each assessment activity, the lecturer will inform students (via Moodle) of the review procedure and dates for grading feedback.

Assessment will consider clarity of expression, writing quality, argumentative strength, solidity of defended theses, and knowledge of the assessed content. Both lecture content and readings studied in class and independently will be evaluated.

The final grade will take into account the student’s progress throughout the course.

Students may resit any tests they have failed or not completed on the date scheduled by the Faculty.

A student will receive the mark “Not assessed” if they have not submitted more than one-third of the assessment activities.

On plagiarism: Any irregularity that may significantly affect the grade of an assessment task will result in a mark of 0 for that task, regardless of any disciplinary procedures that may follow. If multiple irregularities occur within the same course, the final grade will be 0.

This course allows the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies exclusively for bibliographic and information search tasks. Other uses may be considered with the instructor’s approval. Students must: (i) identify the parts generated using AI; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and final outcome. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will result in a mark of 0 for the assignment, with no possibility of resit, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

In those situations where, in accordance with Article 264 of the Academic Regulations and the supporting documentation that justifies them, assessment activities scheduled for the first assessment period must be rescheduled, such activities shall be rescheduled and held on the same date as the assessment activity corresponding to the second assessment period of the course or, where applicable, during the resit assessment period.

If the circumstance affects an assessment activity scheduled for the second assessment period, the activity shall be rescheduled to the date established for the resit assessment period, without affecting the resit process established for the course.

In all cases, taking into account the specific circumstances, the Degree Coordination, in agreement with the Course Coordination, may determine an alternative date if deemed appropriate.